Alkaline battery cathode with solid polymer electrolyte

A method of manufacturing an electrode for a battery comprising the steps of:

• mixing a base polymer with an ionic compound to create a first mixture;
• heating the first mixture in a gas to form the first mixture into a solid ionically conducting polymer material;
• mixing the solid ionically conducting polymer material with an electrically conductive material to make an electrode which can ionically conduct hydroxide ions,
• wherein the solid ionically conducting polymer material has an ionic conductivity greater than 1×10−6 S/cm at room temperature;
• wherein the gas is a dopant selected from the group consisting of oxygen, air and ozone, and functions as an electron acceptor or oxidant;
• wherein the base polymer is polyphenylene sulfide;
• and
• wherein the ionic compound is selected from the group consisting of an inorganic oxide, an inorganic chloride and an inorganic hydroxide.